And even the advocates of reform this year acknowledge how difficult it will be for this year's committee to make significant changes to the council's constitution.
We the People
The bill authorizing the Constitutional Committee's creation was introduced by Campus Life Committee (CLC) Co-Chair Stephen N. Smith '02, former council Secretary Jim R. Griffin '02 and Student Affairs Committee (SAC) Vice Chair Paul A. Gusmorino '02. All three later won seats on the 15-member committee.
Council members cited the passage of a referendum downsizing the council from about 90 to about 50 members as one reason for organizing a constitutional committee.
A smaller council raises difficulty finding adequate personnel for the council's three standing committees. The constitution currently requires that each House delegation have at least one representative on each committee.
But some say this arrangement, with only three members per delegation, may be too inflexible after downsizing.
"Keeping the current system...will almost guarantee that many people are not working on their first choice committee," writes former council Vice President Samuel C. Cohen '00 in an e-mail message.
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